Patton Oswalt Previews the Film Independent Spirit Awards

The day before Hollywood’s biggest stars don their gowns and tuxedos for the Oscars, they cut loose and drink up on the Santa Monica beach during the Film Independent Spirit Awards. This year, stand-up comedian/actor Patton Oswalt hosts the laid-back affair (airing Saturday, March 1 at 10/9c on IFC). “I’m doing as little as possible [to prepare],” Oswalt admits. “I want to be as relaxed and boozy as everyone I’m performing for. If I’m too focused, I’ll just freak everybody out.” But one tongue-in-cheek stunts has already been nixed: Oswalt will not be allowed to present live birds to this year’s winners, as he had previously intended.